Chirton
Chirton is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near Chirton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
The area around Chirton boasts some of the best historic monuments including Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill are great places to visit near Chirton if you like ancient sites.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Chirton including Avebury Manor.
The area close to Chirton boasts some of the best country parks including Coate Water Country Park.
There are a number of lakes near to Chirton including Coate Water.
The area close to Chirton boasts some of the best villages including Ashton Keynes.
Chirton History
There are some historic monuments around Chirton:
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill
- Long barrow east of Netheravon Bake
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- White Barrow, a long barrow
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Enclosure north of Chirton Gorse
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Long barrow south of Horse Down
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Bowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- Earthwork NW of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Enclosure and boundary earthwork west of Scraggy Copse
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Enclosure south-east of Candown Copse
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Round barrow north-west of Goods Clump
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Boundary earthwork east of Church Hill
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Bowl barrow on Tilshead Down, 950m north west of Copehill Plantation
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Long barrow north of Robin Hood Ball Clump
- Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
- Three Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.
- Ell Barrow, long barrow
- Round barrow near Charlton Clumps
- Boundary earthworks on Wilsford Down
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- The Sanctuary, Overton Hill
- Enclosure on Black Heath Down
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Barrow north-west of Weatherhill Scrub
- Rybury camp
- Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Field system on Penning Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Round barrow north of Summer Down
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Enclosure on Summer Down
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Earthwork W of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- A group of six barrows east of Newfoundland Farm Wood
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Boundary earthwork from East Down to Orcheston Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Compton Farm Romano-British and Early Medieval occupation sites and associated cultivation earthworks
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Enclosure on Marden Down
- Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Round barrow south-south-east of Greenland Camp
- Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Multiple trackway between and north of Round Clump and Dogtail Plantation
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- Boundary feature on Ball Down
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Linear earthwork on West Down
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Silver Barrow, Orcheston Down
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Medieval village site
- Moated site 300m north-east of Potterne Park Farm
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
- Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Long barrow in Barrow Plantation, East Down
- Group of barrows on Draycott Hill
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Enford Roman villa
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Strip lynchets north-east of East Chisenbury
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Two boundary features to the north/north-east and west of Silver Barrow
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Enclosure and associated bowl barrow west of Wexland Hanging
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The Vicarage
- Bowl barrow north of splinterproof shelter, Larkhill Artillery Range
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Swanborough Tump
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
- Casterley Camp and associated monuments
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- The Long Monument
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Long barrow north of Netheravon Bake
- Two round barrows W of New Town Farm
- Thornham Down prehistoric and medieval landscapes
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- West Chisenbury Settlement
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Barrow east of Chirton Landing Strip
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Langdean stone circle
- Boundary feature, western section of Long Ditch across Wilsford Down
- Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm
- Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert
- Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore
